What's Joe Nacchio been doing behind bars?

In a court filing Wednesday, Joe Nacchio’s attorney provided a glimpse of what the former Qwest CEO has been up to behind bars.

“He has taken a number of classes as well as been involved in a number of religious activities,” Nacchio attorney Sean Berkowitz wrote in the filing.

Nacchio has “had no disciplinary problems during his incarceration” and has been actively involved in his pending legal matters – which includes his resentencing, according to Berkowitz.

Since April 2009, Nacchio has resided at Schuylkill prison camp in Minersville, Pa., serving a six-year term for insider trading.

“Counsel has spoken with Mr. Nacchio on a weekly or even more frequent basis for more than two years regarding his sentencing, appeal, resentencing, and the upcoming hearings, including during his incarceration over the past year,” Berkowitz wrote in Wednesday’s filing. “Moreover, counsel met personally with Mr. Nacchio on March 31, 2010, just two weeks ago, and discussed this same issue.”

Here are the possible scenarios in regard to Nacchio’s anticipated appearance in Denver:

—The earliest Nacchio can arrive in Denver from Pennsylvania via government transportation is May, according to Berkowitz. So if Krieger insists on Nacchio arriving in custody, the resentencing won’t start until June, with Nacchio appearing at the advisement hearing in May.

—If Nacchio is granted furlough and pays for his own travel, he can arrive before April 21, according to Berkowitz. Under this scenario, Nacchio’s appearance in court would come on either April 19 or April 20 (most likely April 20).

—Krieger might reconsider her mandate altogether, and accept a written affidavit or some other aknowledgment from Nacchio that doesn’t require his appearance. The reason Berkowitz detailed Nacchio’s continued involvement in his legal issues behind bars was to show that the waiver of his right to appear at the resentencing is informed and voluntary.

The government has to file its response to Nacchio’s furlough request today.

The guy is a jerk and should spend LIFE in prison. He should not have commissary privleges with outside monies deposited to his account as it is probably stolen money from his conviction. Nacchio, no one in Denver kikes you for all the people you ripped off an just remember you are a CONVICTED FELON on multiple counts, so your suffering does not bother most people. You should have been sent to Maximum Security at Leavenworth, Kansas or better yet the Federal Max at Florence, Colorado. Then you could have suffered and constantly thought of all the people you ripped off.

Andy Vuong joined The Denver Post as a business reporter in 2000 after graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a news-editorial degree. His primary beats are gambling, telecommunications and technology. Over the years, his coverage has included everything from aviation to federal courts.